OBJECTIVES FOR THE LAND AND THE GREATER GOOD OF THE HOOVER WATERSHED
∙Encouragement of native, medicinal, endangered, threatened and other beneficial plants
∙Habitat for birds, butterflies and beneficial insects
∙Filtering of toxins from runoff before entering streams
∙Cooling effect on microclimate and region
∙Personal enjoyment (fresh air, shade, cooler summer yard temperatures, sounds of birds, crickets and wildlife) for mental, spiritual and emotional health.
∙Aesthetic value
COOPERATION WITH BLENDON TOWNSHIP
Our Goals for Cooperation w/Township:
A.Control of invasive and noxious weeds, shrubs and trees
B.Maintain natural and environmentally supportive garden and landscape plants
C.Maintain compliance with township ordinances concerning Managed Natural Landscapes.
A PATTERN LANGUAGE
From the definitive guide to planning, cities, neighborhoods, home and private gardens:
“Many gardens are formal and artificial.
The flower beds are trimmed like table cloths or painted designs.
The lawns are clipped like perfect plastic fur.
The paths are clean, like new polished asphalt.
The furniture is new and clean, fresh from the department store.
These gardens have none of the quality which brings a garden to life – the quality of a wilderness, tamed, still wild, but cultivated enough to be in harmony with the buildings which surround it and the people who move in it. In the garden growing wild the plants are chosen, and the boundaries placed, in such a way that the growth of things regulates itself.
It does not need to be regulated by control. But it does not grow fiercely and undermine the ways in which it is planted.”
FEATURES OF THE PLAN
∙Setbacks provided for in alignment with Managed Natural Landscape standards
∙Distinct areas cultivated for distinct objectives
∙Intentional pathways and garden borders
